Georgia is the best job in the SEC but can be a nightmare

It's the best job for simple reasons: (1) Population. The best/most big time football athletes in America are not in California, Texas or Florida. Rather they are in Georgia. Every position on the field except QB/OL/TE is dominated by black athletes. And Georgia has the biggest black population of any state in America and has had for a few years. Further Georgia is a football mad state with great high school coaches. So the effective recruiting population is far and away the biggest. (2) No in state competition for players. None. Tech doesn't even recruit most of the players going to UGA. Occasionally you'll have the outlier like the receiver who went to Cal who has academics @ the top of his list and will seriously consider GT but the most serious competition for Georgia comes from out of state. Namely Auburn with the "Garner" effect. Auburn will get on guys early and play ball and they have a standoff with UGA to where neither is going to turn the other in. But Kirby is just as "aggressive" as Auburn so that will likely hurt AU. But 8 out of 10 guys are gonna choose Georgia because the Georgia alums are "united" mister.The guys Saban gets are ones that Georgia for the most part pass on. Kirby brought some guy to UA that MR wouldn't take because of borderline conduct issues. Many of whom got in trouble @ Bama and left or were booted. The biggest threat going forward will likely be Pruitt. He is a pure football coach and a dynamic recruiter and a silent runner. And is not scared of the devil himself. Along with Dabo who is a charming little dickens. The moms fall in love with Dabo. So UGA gets most of whom they want with Auburn an Clemson squabbling over a small piece of the action and Pruitt yet to be heard from. Only problem for Georgia is the Atlanta effect. Lots of players have some issues. Much like some of the kids @ LSU from N.O. That's the potential nightmare.

Further Smart is nothing like Richt. He will do whatever it takes and his work ethic and demands are in line with what the Georgia fans expect. He brought all those hell for leather guys from UA and around so the culture has changed. The matchups with USC (they've got some snakes on that staff too and WM may be a better pure football coach than Kirby) and Pruitt's Vols will be ferocious in a couple or three years. JP is one tough hombre.

Hang on boys the SEC has turned into a ***k, fight or go for your guns situation rather quickly. Jimbo @ Aggie, the potential power @ LSU, AU will play ball and won't give in or give up, the Ding Dong Daddies from Dumas in Tuscaloosa, Mullen @ UF, Vols under Pruitt/Fulmer, USC lurking, even the new guy @ State and of course Kirby. Everybody can't win!